Notch and tip construction for umbrellas and parasols.



1,096,21 6, Patented May 12, 1914.

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WITNESSES v I INVENTOR I/M MM Mz A llohzey COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPHC0.,WASHINGTON. D. c.

W. H. BEEHLER.

NOTGH AND TIP'CONSTRUGTION FOR UMBRELLAS AND PARASOLS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3, 1910.

Patented May'12, 1914.

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' WITNESSES COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH COHWASHINUTON. D. C.

2 s a .41 i 1 WILLIAM H. BEEHLER, OF BALTIMORE, Is'IABYLAND.

NOTCI-I AND TIP CONSTRUCTION FOR UMBRELLAS AND PARASOLS.

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To all whom. it may concern Be it known that I, TVILLIAM H. BEEHLER, acitizen of the United States, and resident of the city of Baltimore, inthe State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Notch and Tip Construction for Umbrellas and Parasols, (Case No. 10,)of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in umbrella and parasolconstruction and particularly to an improved form of notch and means forsecuring it to the rod; also, to the combination with the notch of meansfor securing a removable tip or ferrule end; also, to a novel form andarrangement of finishing cap employed in combination with th notch andremovable tip.

The characteristics and advantages of the invention will be furtherpointed out as far as is necessary in connection with a detaileddescription of the accompanying drawing which shows exemplifyingstructures embodying the invention;

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the outer end of the rod and theferrule end; Fig. 2 is a view of my combined notch and dowel; Fig. 3 isa view similar to Fig. 1 showing a modified form of finishing cap. Fig.4- shows a modified arrangement of finishing cap. Fig. 5 shows anothermodified arrangement of finishing cap.

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2, reference character 1 designates atubular rod. At the outer end of the rod is secured a fitting 2 which ismy combined notch and dowel structure comprising a notch proper 3, aplain dowel 4, and a screw dowel 5. This notch structure is convenientlyformed of a single piece of metal. The plain dowel 4: is inserted in therod and secured by a pin 6 or in any other suitable manner. The tubulartip 7 is internally threaded at its inner end to engage the screw dowel5 and the inner end of the tip is also flared as at 8 to form a gracefuljunction between the tip and the umbrella proper. This flared end maytake the place of a finishing cap when no special cap is employed sincewhen the tip is screwed into position as shown in Fig. 1 the fiared endwill lap over the gathered end of the cover as it lies over the end ofthe notch.

To protect the end of the cover when the tip is removed I usually rovidean independent finishing cap 9 whlch is screwed on Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed September 3, 1910.

Patented May 12, 1914.

Serial No. 550,273.

the screw dowel 5 and permanently protects the gathered end portion ofthe cover.

To prevent loss of the tip when it is unscrewed a slider 10 having ahead 11 is placed within the tip. A link 12 pivotally connects theslider with the end of the screw dowel 5. A stop 13 which may be formedby punching in the metal of the tip limits the movement of the tip inrelation to the slider. Persons skilled in the art understand how thetip is secured in operative position as shown in Fig. 1 and how it isunscrewed and retained in loose connection with the rod when theumbrella is put in condition for packing in a suitcase or trunk.

Fig. 3 shows a modified form of finishing cap 20 which is screwed on thescrew dowel 5 and is provided with a tubular extension 21 whichsurrounds the inner end of the tip when the latter is screwed home. ThiseX- tension 21 of the finishing cap presents an attractive appearancewhen the tip is screwed into position and the tubular extension alsovery strongly braces the joint between the tip and the umbrella proper.

Among the principal features of my invention as will be understood fromthe foregoing description, are the combined notch and dowel structureshown in Fig. 2; the arrangement of this notch structure to receive adetachable tip; the provision of a finishing cap intermediate the tipand the notch proper; the arrangement of this finishing cap so that itremains in position to protect the end of the cover when the tip isremoved, and the provision of an extended sleeve on the finishing cap toreinforce the joint of the removable tip.

It has frequently been found that when notches are secured to umbrellarods in the ordinary manner by pinning, the hole in the rodaccommodating the pin is so near the end of the rod that after theumbrella has been put in use, the metal of the rod breaks through,permitting the notch to become dislodged and practically ruining theumbrella. It will be observed that in the structures already described,the pin which secures the notched structure to the rod may be placedpractically any desired distance from the end of the rod and there is nopossibility of the metal of the rod breaking through to the end of therod to permit dislodgment of the pin or displacement of the notch.

Fig. 4 shows a modified construction which still enables the pinsecuring the notch to be advantageously placed in a similar manner. Thenotch is placed some distance from the end of the rod 1. A dowel 31 isinserted in the end of the rod and this dowel carries a screw extension32 for attachment of the removable tip in an obvious manner. A pin 33passes through the notch, rod and dowel 31 a considerable distance fromthe end of the rod so that there is no possibility of the splitting ofthe rod to permit dislocation of the pin. The extension 34 of the rodbeyond the end of the notch permits screwing a finishing cap permanentlyto the rod. In Fig. a somewhat similar construction is shown in whichthe finishing cap is secured to the extended end 34: of the rod in. anyconvenient way, for instance by a pin 36. The finishing cap has atubular extension 37 protruding a considerable distance beyond the endof the rod and interiorly dimensioned so that it closely fits outside ofthe removable tip 7 when the latter is screwed into operative position.This extension 37 of the finishing cap thus provides a substantialreinforcement for the joint be tween the tip and the rod and greatlystrengthens the frame structure at this point so that any bending cannotoccur at the joint.

I claim:

In an umbrella or the like, the combination of a tubular metal rod, atubular detach able tip screw-threaded in its open end, an integralnotch structure comprising a notch proper, a solid rod at one sidethereof rigidly fixed in the end of the rod, a screwthreaded memberextending from the other side of the notch and detachably engaging theinternal thread on the tip, a finishing cap screwed upon saidscrew-threaded memher and against the notch proper and having a tubularextension to inclose the base of the tip, a slider within the tip, astop to limit the outward movement of the tip when detached, and a linkconnecting the slider with the screw extension of the notch.

XVILLIAM H. BEEI-ILER. lVitnesses ROBERT H. GERBIG, MALCOLM Moons.

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